Hinge



HINGE Filed Jan. 24 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Feb. 19, 1924.

W. J. EDWARDS HINGE Filed Jan. 24, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 WZYJeH; J. I

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our rrs WIERT J. EDWARDS, 01! FR FE? ifil GET, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TOSTOVER MANUFACTUR- ENG 6; ENGINE 00., F FREEPORT, ILLINOIS, ACORPOBATIQN OF ILLINOIS.

HINGE.

- Application riled January as, 1923. Serial we. create.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILBERT J. Enwanns, a citizen of the United States,residing at Freeport, in the county of Stephenson and 5 State ofIllinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Hinges,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to hin es of the type including separable, ivota lyconnected in leaves or sectlons, and it is my pur ose to improve hingesof this kind, where y one leaf or section may be separated from thepintle that connects it with the other leaf or section, While the intleis retained by iiat relative assembly and disassembly of the sectionsmay be accompiished with facility.

My invention also contemplates the employment of a spring to hold thehinge so sections in a predetermined normal relative relation, and it ismy further purpose to provide for the retention of'the spring by thepintle and for the retention of the pintle by the spring when the hingesections as are either assembled or disassembled, so that these partsare at all times positively held in assembly and the possibilit of theiraccidental loss thereby eliminate Each leaf or section of my improved soincludes a pair of lugs and the lugs of the respective sections areadapted to be arranged relatively in overlying relation whereby thepintle aforementioned. may he engaged through all of the lugs topivotally connect the sections. Certain of the lugs are provided withferrules to form bearings for the pintle, and it is my further purposeto so form these In S that the ferrules and the hearin forme when thehinge sections are assembled, to the end that the hinge is renderedattractive in gappearance, protuberances that might catch and tear apersons clothin are avoided, and the strength and durability of thehinge considerably enhanced.

' inventive idea 18 scapable of embodiment in difierent mechanicalstructures, certain of which are shown in the accompanying drawings, butit is to be understood that the structures illustrated are intendedmereiy as disclosures of the essential features and novelcharacteristics of my in vention in preferred forms, and that its scopeis as defined in the ap ended claims.

lln the drawings, wherein ike characters thereby are concealed ofreference denote corresponding parts in related views- Figure l is afront elevation of a hinge embodying the novel and essentialcharacteristics of my invention;

Figure 2, a view similar to Figure 1, partly in section, showing thehinge sections separated;

Figure 3, an end view of the hinge as it is shown in Figure l; V

Figure 4, a transverse section on the line H of Figure l Figure 5, anend View of the hinge showin t e sections separated as in Figure 2;

igure 6, a section on the line 6-6 of Figure 1;

Figure 7, a section on the line 7--7 of Fi re 2;

igure 8, a view similar to Fi ure 1 showin%a slightlymodified form 0hinge;

igure 9, a view similar to Figure 8, partly in section, showin the hingesections of the modified form of inge separated;

Figure 10, a section on the line -40 of Figure 8; and

Figure 11, a section on the line 1l-ll of Figure 9.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, particularly to Figures 1 to 7inclusive, it will he observed that my improved hinge consistsessentially of a pair of leaves or sections 10 and 11, a pintle 12engaged through said sections to pivotallyconnect them, and a coilspring 13 surrounding the pintle and actin to hold the sections in apredetermine relative relation.

Each hinge section is provided with a pair of relatively spaced,laterally extending, alined lugs, through which the pintle 12 isengaged, whereby the sections are ivotally connected, section 10 havingthe ugs 14 and 15 and section 11 having the lugs 16 and 17 as shown. Thelugs of section 11 are disposed slightly closer together'than the lugsof section 10, so that in the assembled relation of the sections, thelugs 16 and 17 fit between and respectivel against the lugs 14: and 15,so that any su stantial amount of play between the sections isprevented.

An aperture is formed in each of the lugs 14, 15, 16 and 17 to receivethe pintle 12, and as shown, each lug is provided with a terrule 18surrounding its aperture to form a relatively extensive bearing for saidpintle. The ferrule on both lugs 14 and 15 of section lid 10'taceinwardly; that is, they extend from adjacent sides of the lugs 14: and15, while, with respect to section 11, only the ferrule on lug 17 facesinwardly and the other ferrule, the one on lug 16, faces outwardly.lfiach of the lugs, with the exception of lug 17, is dished reverselywith respect to the direction of extent of its ferrule, whereby thelatter is disposed entirely within the plane of that side of the lugfrom which it extends. This not only results inv the terrules beingconcealed, whereby the hinge is rendered attractive in appearance, butthe strength and durability of thelugs is enhanced and protuberancesthat might catch in and tear a persons clothing are avoided. One end ofthe pintle 12 is provided with a head 19 that forms a stop engageablewith the lug 14 to limit insertion of the pintle through the lugs, andthe other end of the pintle normally projects outwardly beyond the lug15 and preferably is tapered or rounded, as shown clearly in Figure 1 ofthe drawings to facilitate its insertion, in and removal from the lugs.Near its head 19 said pintle is reduced in diameter throughout a portionof its length as indicated at 20, said reduced portion flaring outwardlytowards the head 19 as at 21, while remotely from the head 19 saidreduced portion terminates in a shoulder 22. Near its free or roundedend, said pintle also is slightly reduced as indicated at 23, so thatwhen the pintle is engaged through the lugs of the as sembled sectionsand moved slightly laterally, the shoulders formed by this reducedportion 23 will engage the lugs 15 and 17 and consequently preventaccidental removal of the pintle.

The coil spring 13 surrounds the pintle 12 between the lugs 16 and 17 ofsection 11, and at one end bears against said section 11, and at itsother end against the section 10, whereby it acts torsionally to holdthe sections in a predetermined relative relation. Due to the engagementof the ends of this spring with the respective hinge sections, a lateralthrust is exerted against the pintle-when the latter is fully engaged inthe sections to hold its reduced portion 23 eccentric with respect,

to the apertures in the lugs 15 and 17 whereby the shoulders formed bysaid reduced portion function as shown in Figure 6 to prevent accidentalwithdrawal of the pintle as aforementioned. However, upon predetcrminedpressure being exerted against the end of the pintle that normallyprojects beyond the lug 15, the retaining shoulder termed by the reducedportion 23 will disengage from the lug 15 and the pintle will be comeaxially alined with the apertures in the lugs, whereby it may be movedlongitudh nally to the position shown in Figures 2 and 'l. in whichposition, its reduced portion 20 is disposed in alinement with the lugs1 and 16 and its free end flush with or inwardly of the inner face ofthe lugL shown, whereupon the sections may e relatively separated andthe section 10 separated from the pintle by relative lateral movement beformed in the lug 15, so that the hinge sections may be reversed inassembling them whereby the necessity of care in assembly may beavoided. However, the provision of a slot 25 in the lug 15 obviously isunnecessary and its provision is optional.

l rom the foregoing it is apparent thatthe sections 10 and 11 -areseparable from each other and that the section 10 is separable from thepintle when the pintle is engaged through both lugs of section 11.Accordingly, disassembly of the hinge may be accomplished with facility,and inasmuch as the spring exerts a lateral thrust against the pintle inthe partial withdrawn position of the same illustrated in Fi ures 2 and7, the shoulder 22 engages with the lug 16 as shown in the latterfigure, to hold the pintle against accidental loss from such partiallywithdrawn position. 0n the other hand, by manipulating the pintle toaline its body portion with the aperture in the lug 16, it may be fullywithdrawn to allow removal of the spring. The spring at one endsurrounds the ferrule 18 on the inner face of the lug 17, whereby itsassembly with the section 11 normally is maintained while the pintle isbeing partly withdrawn. On complete withdrawal of the pintle, however,the spring leaves ferrule 17 and comes out with the pintle. In otherwords, the spring is never retained in either hinge section when thepintle is wholly Withdrawn. Again, in partial withdrawn position of thepintle, that is, when the pintle is engaged through both lugs of thesection 11, it is impossible to remove the spring, because of thepintle, and consequently, the pintle acts to retain the spring assembledwith respect to the section 11 and, reversely, the spring, by exerting alateral thrust on the pintle, acts to retain the pintle in assembly withthe section 11 whether this section is or is not assembled with respectto section 10. 'lapering of the pintle at 21 and at its free end servesto guide the same into the apertures in the lugs when assembling thesections, so that it is only necessary, after the respective lugs arerelatively alined, to exert pressure on the head ofthe pintle to securepermanent assembly of the parts of the hinge.

It is desirable to prevent rotation of the pintlc with respect to thesection 10, and to this end 1 form on the pintle a boss Ill were

26 that is engageable in the run-out slot 25 when the pintle is fullyengaged with the sections. J

In Figures 8 to 11 inclusive I have illustrated a slight modificationwhich consists in forming each lug 1d and 15 of section 10' with arun-out slot 25, and in formin the free end of the pintle 12' with areduce extension 27. By this arrangement, the necessity of moving thefree end of the pintle to a flush position or inwardly with respect tothe inner face of lug 15' to effect disassembly is avoided, since thereduced extension 27 may project outwardly beyond the lug l5 and stillbe capable of lateral movement through the run-out slot 25 in said lug.In all other respects, the construction illustrated in Figures 8 to 11is the same as in Figures 1 to 7.

I claim 1. A hinge comprising a air of sections,

a pintle pivotally connecting said sections,

and means whereby the sections may be separated in difi'erent relativepositions thereof while the pintle is engaged through both sections.

2. A hinge comprising a pair of sections, a pintle pivotally connectingsaid sections, and means whereby the sections may be separated laterallyin difierent angular positions of the sections with respect to eachother while the pintle is engaged through both sections.

3. A hinge comprising a pair of sections, a pintle engaged through saidsections to pivotally connect them, and means rendered efi'ectivein anyangular'relative relation of the sections by movement of the pintle to apredetermined position with res ct to one of the sections while engagedt rouh both sections to permit separation of r sections.

4. A hinge comprising a pair of sections, a pintle engaged through saidsections to pivotally connect them, and means rendered efiective bymovement of the pintle to a predetermined position with respect to oneof the sections while engaged through both sections to permit separationof the sections, and means efiective in all other ositions of the pintlewith respect to sai section while the latter is engaged through bothsections to deny separation of the sections.

In a hinge, a hinge section and a pintle, means operable in one ositionof said pintle while engaged throug said section to permit separation ofthe pintle from the sec-, tion, and means operable in all otherpositions-jof the pintle with respect to said section' while engagedtherethrough to deny separation of thepintle from the section.

6. A hi ge comprising a pair of sections each havi g a pair of aperturedlugs one lug of one section being provided with a slot extending fromthe edge of the lug into its aperture, and a pintle engaged through bothlugs of each section to pivotally connect the secti ons, said pintlehavin from the intle when the latter is engaged throu h t e lugs of theother section.

7. hinge comprising a pair of sections each having a pair of aperturedlugs, one lug of one section being provided with a slot extending fromthe edge of the lug into its aperture, a pintle engaged throng both lugsof each section to pivotally-connect the sections, said pintle havin areduced portion for removal throng said slot in a predetermined positionof the pintle whereby one section may be separated from the pintle whenthe latter is engaged through the lugs of the other section, and a bosson said pintle normally engaged with said slot whereby rotation of thepintle with respect to one section is prevented.

8. A hinge comprising a pair of sect-ions each having a air of a rturedlugs, a pintle engaged t rough said lugs to pivotally connect the sectons, and ferrules extending res ectively from certain of said lugs torovide bearings for said dpintle, the materia of said lugs being dishereversely with respect to the direction of extent of said ferruleswhereby the latter are disposed entirely within the plane oi that sideof the lugs from which they extend.

9. A hinge comprising a, pair of motions each having a pair of lugs, thelugs of one section being adapted to fit between the lugs of the othersection, a intle engaged through said lugs to pivotal y connect thesections, the outwardly disposed lugs being dished outwardly and one ofthe inwardly disposed lugs being dished inwardly, and a ferruleextending from each dished in to provide a bearing for said pintle, saiferrules being disposed, res ectively, within the dished portions ofthe, ugs from which they extend whereby they are normally concealed.

10. A hinge comprising a pair of sections,

a spring between said sections acting to. resist movement of one sectionin a predetermined direction with respect to the other section, a pintleengaged through said sections and said spring and pivotally connectingthe sections, and means whereby the sections may be separated indifierent angular positions of the sections with respect to each otherwhile the pintle is engaged through both sections and through V one endagainst one section and at its other end against the other section, andmeans whereby the sections may be separated in diflerent angularpositions of the sections with respect to each other while the pintle isengaged through both sections and through the spring 12. A hingecomprising a pair of sections each having a pair of apertured lugs, apintle engaged through said lugs to pivotally connect the sections, anda torsion spring surrounding said pintle and hearing at its ends againstthe sections to hold the same in a predetermined relative position, saidspring exerting a lateral thrust against said pintle, and a reducedportion on the pintle providing a shoulder engageahle With an edge ofone of said la s under the influence of the aforesaid lateral thrust ofthe spring,

thereby to hold the pintle normally engaged through said-lugs.

13. A hinge comprisin a pair of sections, each having a pair of figsprovided Withapertures, each lug of one section havin a run-out slotleading from its aperture, an a pintle engageable through said lugs topivotally connect the sections, said pintle having a pair of reducedportions for removal through said run-out slots in a predeterminedposition of the pintle, whereby one of said sections may be separatedfrom the pintle when the latter is engaged through the lugs of the othersection.

in witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

W. J. rnwaans.

